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A note on wind-tunnel turbulence measurements with DPIV

A note on wind-tunnel turbulence measurements with DPIV At moderate Reynolds numbers (104 ≤ Re ≤ 105), the performance of lifting surfaces is strongly affected by the potential for laminar boundary layer separation and subsequent reattachment and the use of high-quality, low-turbulence wind tunnels is essential in characterising flight at comparatively small scales (where the wing chord may be from 1 to 5 cm in length) and low speeds (on the order of 10 m/s). Measurement of the existing turbulence levels in such facilities is hard and has not been achieved using DPIV methods due to the relatively small bandwidth of measurable velocities. A series of experiments is reported here where DPIV sampling parameters are driven beyond their normal range in an attempt to measure turbulence levels in a low turbulence wind tunnel. The results show that DPIV can measure the background turbulence, and therefore its instantaneous structure. The measurements also reveal certain challenges in investigating the aerodynamic performance of small-scale flying devices. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Experiments in Fluids Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Engineering; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
ISSN
0723-4864
eISSN
1432-1114
DOI
10.1007/s00348-008-0578-1
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Abstract

At moderate Reynolds numbers (104 ≤ Re ≤ 105), the performance of lifting surfaces is strongly affected by the potential for laminar boundary layer separation and subsequent reattachment and the use of high-quality, low-turbulence wind tunnels is essential in characterising flight at comparatively small scales (where the wing chord may be from 1 to 5 cm in length) and low speeds (on the order of 10 m/s). Measurement of the existing turbulence levels in such facilities is hard and has not been achieved using DPIV methods due to the relatively small bandwidth of measurable velocities. A series of experiments is reported here where DPIV sampling parameters are driven beyond their normal range in an attempt to measure turbulence levels in a low turbulence wind tunnel. The results show that DPIV can measure the background turbulence, and therefore its instantaneous structure. The measurements also reveal certain challenges in investigating the aerodynamic performance of small-scale flying devices.

Journal

Experiments in FluidsSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 26, 2008

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